diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/Create.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/Create.java
index 84effeb00..8cb60869d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/Create.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/Create.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.data.LangMerger;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.data.recipe.MechanicalCraftingRecipeGen;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.data.recipe.ProcessingRecipeGen;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.data.recipe.StandardRecipeGen;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.entity.CreateDataSerializers;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.networking.AllPackets;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.worldgen.AllWorldFeatures;
 import com.tterrag.registrate.util.NonNullLazyValue;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public class Create {
 		modEventBus.addListener(EventPriority.LOWEST, this::gatherData);
 
 		AllConfigs.register();
+		CreateDataSerializers.register();
 		random = new Random();
 
 		DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () -> CreateClient.addClientListeners(modEventBus));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/entity/CreateDataSerializers.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/entity/CreateDataSerializers.java
index 46defb307..c45d806d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/entity/CreateDataSerializers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/entity/CreateDataSerializers.java
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ public class CreateDataSerializers {
 	static {
 		DataSerializers.registerSerializer(OPTIONAL_DIRECTION);
 	}
-	
+
+	public static void register() {}
+
 }